Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has written a letter to five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russian Federation, UK and the USA) seeking their intervention on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute with India.

The statement said the Democratic presidential nominee "continues to improve" after a pneumonia diagnosis. While, her rival Donald Trump took full advantage of the situation and released health data of his own on a medical chat show.

"The upcoming visit will provide an opportunity to continue the close and frequent consultations between the two friendly neighbours, including at the highest level. Such interaction is the hallmark of their strategic partnership and has guided the strengthening of all-round cooperation between the two countries," the Ministry had said in a statement on Saturday.

At least five people lost their lives after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy on Wednesday morning. One mayor reported a family of four trapped under the debris without signs of life and another said simply: “The town isn’t here anymore.”

At least 30 people lost their lives and over 100 have been injured in a bomb blast at a wedding party in Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border. The blast is suspected to be carried out by a suicide bomber, whose identity is yet to be revealed.

Rajnath Singh in his address to the 7th SAARC Interiors Ministers Conference said terrorism continued to remain the biggest challenge and threat to the region. There were also reports that his speech was blacked out by the only media television allowed to cover SAARC meet.